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swoody788's review against another edition
5.0
The books we read for book club are always high-caliber, so aside from not knowing what to expect from a book such as this, I had the highest of expectations. It suffices to say, then, that The Wet Collection more than exceeded my expectations. Infused with rich language, personal stories, family stories, histories real and imagined, Biblical references, Southern references, historical and natural references - this collection of essays covers a large portion of my favorite things. How could I not love an author who mentions Shipley Donuts and Avery Island and countless other things that make me miss my home? Building a Funeral and The Rain Follows the Plow, the two longest selections, were my favorites. The first, because it described a place I am very familiar with, and the second, because it described a place I have only been to once but which has left such an indelible mark on me that her words make me ache to return. I could drink these words in again and again.
sarahcastic's review against another edition
4.0
"Going home is traveling in time to a life I once had; it should be impossible, wrought by spell casting if at all, to visit these places I see in dreams."
Good stuff.
Good stuff.
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